Transcript PRAJA DIALOGUE

MUMBAI REPORT CARD
MUNICIPAL COUNCILLORS 2011
Why we need to monitor our Elected
Representatives (ER’s)
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Steady decline in the quality of governance in the last three decades.
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Growing frustration amongst citizens.
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Elections – the only time when citizens get a ‘real’ say.
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Looking at the growing deficiency in governance and the increasing
needs of the citizens, Praja has decided to come out with a
document to keep track of the performance of the ERs on an
ongoing basis.
This report card can also become the basis of a constructive
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dialogues between citizens, ERs & government.
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The Constitution as a Basis for monitoring of
Elected Representatives
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ERs derive their powers for functioning through the Constitution.
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They are mandated to Attend Sessions, Raise people’s Issues,
Debate, Participate in Discussions and Pass legislations.
The Constitution, in particular, the 12th Schedule of the Constitution
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that was introduced through the 73rd and 74th Amendments of the
Constitution, and the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act,
1888, defines the powers and rules of functioning of the Municipal
Councillors, hence only the Constitution & the MMC Act can
provide the parameters for their monitoring.
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Parameters for Rating Municipal
Councillors (1/4)
Parameter
Marks
Past 1
7
Present2
63
Perception (through an opinion poll of 28,707 people)
30
Negative for new FIR cases after 2007 election 3
Minus 5
Negative for pending Charge Sheet 3
Minus 5
Total
100
Period under consideration – April 2010 to March 2011
RTI Data Source: 1 Municipal Secretary, MCGM (MCGM Head Office and BEST) and
Assistant Engineer (Maintenance), MCGM (from all the 24 Administrative Wards of
MCGM); 2 Election Commission Department, MCGM; 3 Mumbai Police.
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Parameters for Rating Municipal
Councillors (2/4)
Past Parameter
Education Qualification
(Marks)
1
A minimum of 10th Pass - 1; if not – 0
Income Tax
1
Possessing PAN Card – 1
Criminal Record
5
If the candidate has zero cases registered against her/him, then 5; else as below:
1) Criminal Cases Registered containing the following charges: Murder, Rape,
Molestation, Riot, Extortion - 0
2) Other criminal cases than the above mentioned – 3
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Parameters for Rating Municipal
Councillors (3/4)
Present Parameter
Sessions Attended
(Marks)
15
Based on percentage of attendance in the General Body Meeting, Ward Committee
and various committees such as Standing, Works, Improvements, etc.
Number of Questions Asked
15
Based on percentile. Highest getting 15 and so on to the lowest.
Importance of questions asked
18
Based on questions asked related to Obligatory duties , Discretionary duties as per
the Mumbai Municipal Act, 1888 or based on subjects under the power of
State/Central governments.
Issues raised compared to Citizen's Complaints
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Based on issues raised by councillors compared with complaints of citizens as
collated by the corporation for all the 24 administrative wards.
Total Local Area Development Funds Utilised during April’2010 to
March'2011
Calculation is done on the amount spent of the total Rs. 35 lakhs. 1) 100% (or more)
to 91%- 5; 2) 90% to 76% - 4; 3) 75% to 61% -3; 4) 60% to 51% - 2; and 5) below 50%
-0
6
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Parameters for Rating Municipal
Councillors (4/4)
Perception Parameter
Perception of Public Services
(Marks)
11
Score on Public Services
Awareness & Accessibility
5
Score on Awareness amongst people about their representative, their political party
and ease of access to the representative
Corruption Index
7
Score on perceived personal corruption of the representative
Broad Measures
Score on overall satisfaction and improvement in quality of life
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Ranking pages of
Municipal Councillors
Grade C – Less than
70% to 60%
Grade D – Less than
60% to 50%
Grade A – Between
100% to 80%
Grade B – Less than
80% to 70%
Grade E – Less than
50% to 35%
Grade F – Less than
35%
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Interesting facts from the
Mumbai Report Card
Municipal Councillors 2011
(Period under consideration – April 2010 to March 2011)
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14 Municipal
Councillors have
not asked a single
question in any
committee during
2010-11
Grade
A
B
C
D
E
F
No. of
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Questions
15 to 55
12 to 14
10 to 11
8 to 9
6 to 7
0 to 5
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Number of Municipal Councillors with:
13
FIRs as per Affidavit
23
New FIRs Registered post 2007 up to 21st May 2011
52
Charge sheeted as on 21st May 2011
53
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Average Marks of Female Municipal Councillor
60.06%
Average Marks of Male Municipal Councillor
58.77%
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THANK YOU!!!
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